West Coast all but booked a maiden finals berth with a blowout win over a wounded Collingwood at Subiaco. The Eagles blew the game open after halftime with eight goals in the third quarter. Steve Malaxos had 27 possessions and two goals and fellow veteran John Annear also kicked two from 25 touches.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 3.3.21 | 4.6.30 | 12.8.80 | 16.15.111 | ||||
| Collingwood | 2.1.13 | 3.2.20 | 4.4.28 | 7.9.51 |
Goals: Glendinning 4, Annear, Gastev, Lockyer, Malaxos 2, Hart, Holmes, Langdon, D.O'Connell
Best: Langdon, McKenna, Laidley, Lamb, Hart, Malaxos
Injuries: Nil
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Collingwood | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 5.Lamb | 45.Lockyer | 6.Miles | B: | 44.Kerrison | 28.Crosisca | 3.Gayfer |
| HB: | 15.Laidley | 23.Rance | 17.McKenna | HB: | 32.Rizonico | 21.Christian | 24.Turner |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 8.Malaxos | 30.Gastev | C: | 17.Barwick | 35.Daicos | 26.Brown |
| HF: | 19.Langdon | 21.D.O'Connell | 24.Worsfold | HF: | 12.Banks | 27.Starcevich | 42.Millane |
| F: | 28.Lewis | 4.Glendinning | 16.Cormack | F: | 4.Hawke | 9.Taylor | 19.Wright |
| R: | 25.Keene | 2.Annear | 1.Matera | R: | 30.Manson | 34.McGuane | 22.Shaw |
| I: | 33.Holmes | 36.Hart | I: | 57.Tarpey | 45.Ryan | ||
| E: | 14.Brennan | 32.Wrensted | 22.M.O'Connell | E: | 33.Cloke | 18.Elshaug | 13.Richardson |
In: Langdon, Gastev, Laidley, Lockyer
Out: Turner (calf), Peos, Barich, Brennan
Late change: Brennan for Cormack
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The Eagles had the fiery Karl Langdon, back from suspension, and Dean Laidley - recalled from the wilderness after six weeks - setting up the play.
The Eagles' convincing third quarter sealed the issue and Collingwood simply could not work its way forward enough to make the game a contest.
Even though their defenders, led by the hard-working Michael Gayfer, continued to work hard, it was a question of whether the Eagles could go on and do what coach John Todd has often asked - crush a team."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"After leading by 10 points at half time, the Eagles wrapped up the match with two four-goal bursts in the opening and closing stages of the quarter.
Collingwood was unable to stem the flow or make up ground and the Eagles went into the final term with an unassailable 52-point lead.
Aided by Manson's injury, the Eagles' small men John Gastev, John Ammear and David Hart won the ball easily out of the centre and moved repeatedly and easily into attack.
Ruck rover Karl Langdon in particular was an inspiration, as he used his bustling and hard-hitting style of play to good effect, breaking up packs and winning the difficult ball."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 21 (20 August)
Swan Districts vs Perth (Barich)
Claremont (M.O'Connell) vs East Fremantle (Wrensted, Waterman)
West Perth vs East Perth (Peos, Ishchenko)
South Fremantle vs Subiaco
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1988/041819880821.html
- ↑ Alan East, The Age (22 August 1988, p.31), "Magpies fall apart in more ways than one"
- ↑ Canberra Times (22 August 1988), "Eagles look at first VFL final": http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102045332/11057492
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